Amorepacific Corp., South Korea’s leading cosmetics firm by sales, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit soared from a year earlier, helped by shareholding gains from its newly acquired affiliate.

Net profit for the three months to June skyrock…

Leak of state secret not espionage crime if leaked to country other than N. Korea

A hole in the articles of South Korea’s Criminal Act and Military Criminal Act regarding espionage crime came into view after a civilian employee of the Korea Defense …

The world’s top-ranked badminton star An Se-young captured her first career Olympic gold medal in the women’s singles on Monday, giving South Korea its 11th gold medal of the Paris Games.

Before An’s title, all 10 of South Korean gold medals had com…

North Korea criticized Germany for its recent entry into the United States-led U.N. Command (UNC), calling it an act of ruining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, its state media said Tuesday.

On Friday, Germany formally joined the multina…

SK Telecom Co., a leading South Korean mobile carrier, said Tuesday its second-quarter operating profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier on the robust performance of its overall business.

Operating profit for the April-June period came to 537.5 b…

Amorepacific Group on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 537.3 billion won (US$390.6 million), up 1717.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 4.2 per…

Sport climbing medal contender Seo Chae-hyun finished 13th in the bouldering semifinal of the women’s sport climbing combined event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Seo scored 44.2 points out of a possible 100 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in …

Nakhon Sawan, An older sister and younger brother fought over a property dispute. The younger brother grabbed a knife and stabbed the older sister, causing injury. The brother-in-law ran in to help and was also stabbed. He then stabbed the older sist…